CalArts School of Theater Festival 2021: Beyond the Stage May 3, 2021 The CalArts School of Theater Festival 2021: Beyond the Stage kicks off Tuesday (May 4) and runs through May 14. The school-wide event presents a number of original, contemporary, and classic work developed by students, faculty, and guest artists across multiple theater disciplines.... Read More
Mercedes Dorame Joins AR Collaboration LACMA x Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives April 16, 2021 School of Art visiting faculty Mercedes Dorame is among the cohort of five Los Angeles artists and technologists in LACMA x Snapchat: Monumental Perspectives, a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Snap Inc. LACMA and Snap Inc., which have collaborated on... Read More
Creative Writing Program Presents Virtual Symposium ‘Experiments in Dissonance’ April 8, 2021 The MFA Creative Writing Program in the School of Critical Studies presents “Experiments in Dissonance: A Symposium of Interdisciplinary Writing,” running from Friday, April 9 to Saturday, April 10. This year’s symposium takes place virtually and in partnership with... Read More
CalArtians Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowships April 8, 2021 The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation announced its newest class of Guggenheim Fellows, with several CalArtians among this year’s recipients: Karen Lofgren, Melissa Thorne, School of Art faculty Cauleen Smith and Michael Jang. Read More
CalArtians Usher in Spring with Pop-Up Performances at the Guggenheim Museum April 1, 2021 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City heralds the change in season with the spring edition of its performing arts series Works & Process, featuring CalArtian musicians on two April dates. With cooperation from the New York Department of Health and a collaboration with... Read More
‘Memory Clash’: Students Explore Memories in Video Installation Class March 25, 2021 “Is memory genuine or fictitious? Is it romantic or harsh?” Through the use of family mementos and secondary source audiovisual materials, students investigate these themes through the lens of personal memories in Memory Clash, a video installation class taught this spring semester... Read More
Michael Worthington and Alums Talk CalArts Poster Show at REDCAT with EoB March 4, 2021 East of Borneo (EoB), the online magazine of West Coast contemporary art and its history, published by the CalArts School of Art, currently features an interview with Graphic Design faculty Michael Worthington and CalArts alumni about the CalArts Poster Archive exhibition Inside Out & Upside... Read More
CalArtians Nominated for 48th Annie Awards March 3, 2021 This morning (March 2), the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood) announced the nominees for the 48th annual Annie Awards. On the shortlist are several CalArtians, including the directors of three out of the five films nominated for Best Feature: Disney/Pixar’s Soul by... Read More
Visualizing Abolition Series Features Ashley Hunt and the Underground Scholars February 26, 2021 On Tuesday, March 2, the Visualizing Abolition series from UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts & Sciences presents writer, artist, and CalArts Art faculty Ashley Hunt in conversation with members of the Underground Scholars Initiative: MJ Hart, Joshua Solis, Alberto Lule, Ryan Flaco Rising,... Read More
Born in a Pandemic: Full Service Creative Provides Fabrication, Consulting Services to LA’s Art Community February 26, 2021 Kenneth Yuen (pictured) with Casey Baden founded Full Service Creative. | Courtesy Full Service Creative. “We want to solve artists’ problems,” explains Kenneth Yuen (Art MFA 20), who with Casey Baden (Art MFA 20) recently co-founded Full Service Creative. Having... Read More